St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-04
The Alarming Rumor That the Steamer
Was Wrecked in Storm Proves
to be False.
Thirty Reporters and ounard Agent
Hurry by Old Colony Train to
Scituate, Mass,
Svhtls the 500 Passengers Land In
Boston and Read of Their
Awful Fate.
Noboav Seems to Have Any Informal
tion as TO the Source Oh tne
RumOr.

RoSToN. April 3.-The StartiihS iuhioi
of disaster to the Cunard steamer Scythla,
the circulation of which created a tremen-
dops sensation in this city last night. has
been proven to have been false. owlhg W
the fact that kilograms had peen ih'er-
rupted by the storm, it was Impossible las'
NIGHT either to confirm the runlor or to dis
prove it. The circumstances were So Pc
cularlv favorable for the belief IN the ruiiior
that Agent Martin, of the Cunard company
rather than endure his natural suspense, oe'
termined TO charter a special train ana go at
once to the locality of the alleged Wrech'
The train left the Old Colony depot, with
Mr.. Martin and thirty reporters on board,
and arrived at Scituate at AIS a. m. Ihep
the party tramped through three miles OF
snowdrifts to the beach, where the sun nav
ing risen, a clear view of the long stretch
of coast was obtained There was no sign
of a wreck in any direction The sea was
tremendously high, the waves breaking
over the tops of the cliff, fifty feet nlgh.
Having been convinced of the falsity OF the
rumors concerning the Scythia. the party
returned at once to Boston. How the ru-
NOR originated is not known. but there Is
no doubt that it was generally believed TO
be true last night. The Scythia was ex-
pected to arrive yesterday, and this fact, in
connection with the terrible gale that had
been prevailing on the coast for forty-eignt
hours. caused wide spread feeling OF ap-
prehension.
THE ORIGIN OF THE RUMOR
TO the effect that the Cunard steamer Scytha
had been wrecked on the coast is mistake.
it appears that the officers on the ponce
boat Protector reported at police head
quarters that they had learned the fact OF
the disaster at the Cunard wharf in East
Boston. The reporters, of course, heard
the story at police headquarters
and made a rush for the oince
of the Cunard company on State street.
Here Agent Martin was found in state
of nervous anxiety, having been sum-
moned from his residence by an employe,
who had heard the story at the wharf,
where it may have been circulated by the
harbor police. The latter do not know who
gave them the information at the wharf,
but supposed at the time that it was the
night watchman on the wharf. This
is as far as the report can be traced
in that direction. From all that can
be learned now it would seem that there
were two distinct reports of the stranding
of the steamer on the south shore and the
two fitted together SO well and the circum-
stances were so favorable for the occurrence
of such disaster that no one seems to have
doubted the report. The telegraph wires
along the south shore had been thrown
down by the gale. and it was not possible to
communicate with the towns on the coast.
The Scythia brought l cabin, II interme-
diate and 500 steerage passengers. The
steamer is reported as being entirely with
out damage. Capt. Roberts was very in.
dignant when informed that rumor haG
been circulated that the Scythia had gone
ashore.